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New Jersey four-star guard Zoe Brooks is NC State bound

Zoe Brooks commits to ACC powerhouse North Carolina State.

Zoe Brooks, one of the top class of 2023 recruits in the country and a standout on the New Jersey prep basketball scene, announced on Friday that she is committing to North Carolina State.

A star at powerhouse Saint John Vianney, Brooks had a final three that included Boston College and Miami in addition to North Carolina State. According to ESPN.com, Brooks is a four-star recruit and the No. 33 player in the country. She is ranked as the second-best player in New Jersey.

Last week, Brooks broke down her recruitment including her thoughts on Rutgers women’s basketball. She said that the communication from the Scarlet Knights has died down significantly in recent weeks.

In the interview, Brooks said:

“I never heard from Rutgers. Maybe the new staff believed it was too late in the recruitment process to offer me. I’m not really sure, but I know they will build a successful program if they go after the top players in New Jersey.”

North Carolina State is a juggernaut women’s basketball program. The Wolfpack went 32-4 last year and lost in the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament to UConn.

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*A source close to the situation says that new Rutgers women’s basketball head coach Washington did make contact with the AAU coach for Brooks and had made plans to recruit her within her first week on the job. Brooks had already made her college decision by then.

 

What’s up with four star Zoe Brooks and her commitment this week? What programs are in the mix?

Zoe Brooks breaks down what programs did and didn’t make her final three ahead of Friday’s announcement of her college decision.

Four-star guard Zoe Brooks is announcing her college decision on Friday. One of the top women’s basketball players in the nation is set to draw a close to her recruitment.

The phenom had been heavily recruited by former Rutgers women’s basketball head coach C. Vivian Stringer’s staff. Two weeks ago, the Scarlet Knights announced Coquese Washington as the new head coach, replacing the recently retired Stringer.

Brooks has been a starter Saint John Vianney High School (Holmdel, N.J. since her freshman season for what is one of the top programs in the nation. According to ESPN.com, she is the No. 33 player in the nation.

She’s been all-state for three straight seasons and last year was named a junior All-American by MaxPreps.

Last week, Brooks was a part of the USA Basketball Camp ahead of this summer’s U17 Women’s World Cup.

Brooks is a high-character young person and isn’t the type to miss class, holding a 3.5 G.P.A. Her announcement will be made in the afternoon on-campus at Saint John Vianney.

Check out what Zoe Brooks had to say about her commitment and what programs are in the mix for her final decision.

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Four-star Zoe Brooks, a Rutgers basketball target, set to announce this week

Rutgers women’s basketball recruit Zoe Brooks will make her college announcement mid-week.

Zoe Brooks will announce her college decision on Thursday, the four-star guard set to wrap up her national recruitment.

The decision draws a close to Brooks’ recruitment where she was one of the most heavily pursued guards in the nation. A class of 2023 standout at Saint John Vianney High School (Holmdel, N.J.), Brooks has been a multi-year star and starter for one of the top programs in the nation. According to ESPN.com, she is the No. 33 player in the nation.

She’s been all-state for three straight seasons and last year was named a junior All-American by MaxPreps.

Last week in an interview with RutgersWire, Brooks provided an update on her recruitment:

“I have 10 schools that I hear from on a consistent basis. They are Boston College, Georgetown, Miami, Mississippi State North Carolina State, Penn State, Seton Hall, USC, Syracuse and West Virginia. Rutgers would be considered. It’s a good school.”

It is unclear if Rutgers is in the mix as one of her finalists.

 

It has been a whirlwind month for the Rutgers women’s basketball program. Legendary head coach C. Vivian Stringer announced her retirement in May, drawing a close to a hall of fame career where she turned the Scarlet Knights into a national program that consistently made deep runs into the NCAA Tournament.

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Two weeks ago, Rutgers announced that [autotag]Coquese Washington[/autotag], most recently associate head coach at Notre Dame, will be the new women’s basketball head coach.

In 12 seasons at Penn State, she led the Nittany Lions to the NCAA Tournament four times and the NIT on three other occasions.

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Four-star Zoe Brooks updates her recruitment, talks Rutgers basketball and Coquese Washington

Zoe Brooks provides an update on her recruitment as well as her thoughts on Rutgers women’s basketball.

Zoe Brooks has been making some noise for quite some time, but one of the top-ranked girls’ basketball players in New Jersey isn’t slowing down, not even for the summer.

She is a name to watch as Brooks is a standout at Saint John Vianney High School (Holmdel, N.J.), one of the top programs in the nation. And Brooks is a major reason why her school is so dominant; she is a four-star recruit and the No. 33 player in the nation according to ESPN.com.

At 5-foot-10, she projects as a guard at the college level. She’s been all-state for three straight seasons and last year was named a junior All-American by MaxPreps.

Brooks has good range and can hit the intermediate shots as well as from 3-point range. She is a solid rebounder and outstanding defensively both on and off the ball. She handles the ball well and is comfortable scoring or playing provider.

Last season, Saint John Vianney’s final record was 32-1. They finished the season ranked fourth in the nation by MaxPreps. 

Check out what Brooks had to say about her recruitment, where things stand with Rutgers basketball and her recent experience with USA Basketball!